Nectarine Girl’s full-length Is This the Light? is a quiet, contemplative assemblage of songs written in the pop vernacular. The emotional, introspective lyrics cast your ears back to the folk tradition, while the beats, synth hooks, and layers of electronic texture points forward to a more contemporary approach.

There is a touch of Suzanne Vega in the air of reflective solitude misting about the album. There is a sprinkle of Sinead O’Connor in the vocal warbling. There is a dollop of Lorde in the breathy delivery atop beat-driven pop motifs. Extra points for B&W-star makeup nod to Kiss’ Paul Stanley!

Our featured track is “I’ll Do Whatever You Want Me To,” off Is This the Light? Skip to the second track to hear Nectarine Girl more au natural, with guitar riffs and (I think?) live percussion.

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